GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: DETROIT (6-3) at SACRAMENTO (3-6)

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DETROIT 31 27 14 23 95
SACRAMENTO 22 30 23 30 105 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: DET - TAYSHAUN PRINCE 19, RASHEED WALLACE 17,
RICHARD HAMILTON 16
SAC - BENO UDRIH 23, KEVIN MARTIN 19, RON
ARTEST 16</div>

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
DETROIT 95
SACRAMENTO 105 FINAL</div>

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SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- The Detroit Pistonswere well introduced to Beno Udrih on Sunday night.

Udrih scored 23 points and led the way during an impressivethird-quarter rally as the Sacramento Kings posted a 105-95victory over the Pistons.


Rarely used during his three-year stint with San Antonio, Udrihsigned with the Kings after the defending champions cut him intraining camp and is making the best of his new found minutes.

He connected on 9-of-13 shots and handed out six assists.

Rising star Kevin Martin netted 19 points and Ron Artest added16 for Sacramento, which has won 10 of the last 11 meetings inthe series against Detroit.


Chauncey Billups drilled a 3-pointer to open the third quarterto help Detroit create a 61-52 advantage. It was Billups' firstgame back after missing the last two due to a sore right knee.

But the Kings answered behind Udrih, who poured in 15 points inthe quarter. Sacramento used a 23-7 surge to grab a 75-72 bulgeentering the the final quarter.


With Detroit trailing, 96-92, at the 2:16 mark, Rasheed Wallaceand assistant Dave Cowens each picked up technicals for arguingcalls which fueled the Kings down the stretch.


The Pistons were never able to regroup thereafter.

Tayshaun Prince scored 19 points and Wallace chipped in 17 and12 rebounds as the Pistons finished their five-game West Coastswing with a 2-3 mark.

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (95) AT SACRAMENTO (105)

DETROIT

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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C BILLUPS G 29:48 5-14 2-2 0 1 1 9 4 1 3 14
R HAMILTON G 33:45 5-13 6-9 1 2 3 3 3 0 1 16
J MAXIELL F 16:25 2-5 1-2 0 2 2 0 6 0 1 5
T PRINCE F 38:39 8-12 2-4 1 4 5 3 1 1 1 19
R WALLACE C 39:58 7-10 3-4 1 11 12 2 3 1 1 17
J HAYES 21:34 3-8 3-5 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 10
R MURRAY 18:12 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
A JOHNSON 15:05 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
N MOHAMMED 12:00 2-2 0-4 3 1 4 1 3 0 1 4
A AFFLALO 8:35 2-4 1-1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
C SAMB 5:59 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
L HUNTER DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-74 19-33 7 22 29 23 25 5 9 95
(.486) (.576) TEAM REBS: 16 TOTAL TO: 11 (0 PTS)

SACRAMENTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B UDRIH G 38:47 9-13 5-5 1 3 4 6 2 0 1 23
K MARTIN G 43:13 6-17 6-8 0 8 8 4 1 1 0 19
M MOORE F 28:21 5-8 0-0 3 6 9 1 4 1 1 10
R ARTEST F 36:50 5-11 4-6 1 2 3 5 5 2 1 16
B MILLER C 37:41 3-11 9-11 2 7 9 4 5 0 2 15
F GARCIA 21:03 4-9 0-1 0 4 4 1 3 0 1 10
J SALMONS 18:54 2-4 2-3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6
S HAWES 13:40 1-1 4-4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 6
J WILLIAMS 1:31 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
S ABDUR-RAHIM DNP - COACH'S DECISION
Q DOUBY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D WATKINS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-74 30-38 7 32 39 22 23 5 9 105
(.473) (.789) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 10 (0 PTS)

DETROIT 31 27 14 23 - 95
SACRAMENTO 22 30 23 30 - 105

BLOCKED SHOTS: DETROIT - R WALLACE, C BILLUPS, N MOHAMMED, T PRINCE.
SACRAMENTO - R ARTEST, M MOORE, B UDRIH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DETROIT 4-13 (.308), C BILLUPS 2-5, R HAMILTON 0-
1, T PRINCE 1-1, R WALLACE 0-2, J HAYES 1-3, A AFFLALO 0-1. SACRAMENTO 5-
16 (.313), B UDRIH 0-1, K MARTIN 1-6, R ARTEST 2-5, F GARCIA 2-4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DETROIT - DEFENSIVE THREE, R WALLACE. SACRAMENTO -
DEFENSIVE THREE, M MOORE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BRIAN FORTE, SCOTT WALL, SEAN WRIGHT.
A - 12,976. T - 2:27.</div>

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (95)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Billups 29:48 5-14 2-2 0-1 9 4 14
R Hamilton 33:45 5-13 6-9 1-3 3 3 16
J Maxiell 16:25 2-5 1-2 0-2 0 6 5
T Prince 38:39 8-12 2-4 1-5 3 1 19
R Wallace 39:58 7-10 3-4 1-12 2 3 17
J Hayes 21:34 3-8 3-5 1-2 0 1 10
R Murray 18:12 2-6 0-0 0-0 2 0 4
A Johnson 15:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0
N Mohammed 12:00 2-2 0-4 3-4 1 3 4
A Afflalo 8:35 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 1 5
C Samb 5:59 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 3 1
L Hunter DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 36-74 19-33 7-29 23 25 95
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Percentages: FG-.486, FT-.576. 3-Point Goals:
4-13, .308 (C Billups 2-5, R Hamilton 0-1, T
Prince 1-1, R Wallace 0-2, J Hayes 1-3, A
Afflalo 0-1). Team Rebounds: 16. Blocked
Shots:4 (R Wallace, C Billups, N Mohammed, T
Prince). Turnovers:9 (C Billups 3, R Wallace,
N Mohammed, R Hamilton, T Prince, J Hayes, J
Maxiell). Steals: 5 (R Wallace, C Billups, T
Prince, R Murray, A Johnson).


SACRAMENTO (105)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Udrih 38:47 9-13 5-5 1-4 6 2 23
K Martin 43:13 6-17 6-8 0-8 4 1 19
M Moore 28:21 5-8 0-0 3-9 1 4 10
R Artest 36:50 5-11 4-6 1-3 5 5 16
B Miller 37:41 3-11 9-11 2-9 4 5 15
F Garcia 21:03 4-9 0-1 0-4 1 3 10
J Salmons 18:54 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 1 6
S Hawes 13:40 1-1 4-4 0-2 0 1 6
J Williams 1:31 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
S Abdur-Rahim DNP - COACH'S DECISION
Q Douby DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Watkins DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 35-74 30-38 7-39 22 23 105
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Percentages: FG-.473, FT-.789. 3-Point Goals:
5-16, .313 (B Udrih 0-1, K Martin 1-6, R
Artest 2-5, F Garcia 2-4). Team Rebounds: 12.
Blocked Shots:3 (R Artest, M Moore, B Udrih).
Turnovers:9 (B Miller 2, J Salmons 2, R
Artest, B Udrih, J Williams, F Garcia, M
Moore). Steals: 5 (R Artest 2, M Moore, K
Martin, S Hawes).

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DETROIT 31 27 14 23 - 95
SACRAMENTO 22 30 23 30 - 105
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Technical fouls: Detroit - 2 (Defensive
Three, 4:00 1st; R Wallace, 2:16 4th).
Sacramento - 2 (Defensive Three, 7:48 1st; M
Moore, 11:18 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,976. T: 2:27.
Officials: Brian Forte, Scott Wall, Sean
Wright.</div>

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SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- The Detroit Pistons were wellintroduced to Beno Udrih on Sunday night.


Udrih scored 23 points and led the way during an impressivethird-quarter rally as the Sacramento Kings posted a 105-95victory over the Pistons.


Rarely used during his three-year stint with San Antonio, Udrihsigned with the Kings after the defending champions cut him intraining camp and is making the best of his new found minutes.

He connected on 9-of-13 shots and handed out six assists.

"In San Antonio I never knew how much I was going to play,"Udrih said. "Here, I know they needed a point guard. I'mactually the only pure point guard right now so I know I'm goingto get a lot of minutes. I know I'm not going to get (takenout) if I miss two shots in a row."


Rising star Kevin Martin netted 19 points and Ron Artest added16 for Sacramento, which has won 10 of the last 11 meetings inat home against Detroit.


"I can't say enough about the total team effort and theresiliency of this team," Kings coach Reggie Theus said. "They<div class="pre">really stuck with it, played (Detroit's) style of basketball</div>and grinded it out at the end. They just didn't have an answerfor him on pick-and-rolls."


Chauncey Billups drilled a 3-pointer to open the third quarterto help Detroit create a 61-52 advantage. It was Billups' firstgame back after missing the last two due to a sore right knee.

But the Kings answered behind Udrih, who poured in 15 points inthe quarter. Sacramento used a 23-7 surge to grab a 75-72 bulgeentering the the final quarter.


"They were going under on the pick-and-rolls so I was wideopen," Udrih said. "You have to take a shot because sometimes ifyou wait for another second you're not open anymore. I keptshooting, and it went in."


"(Udrih) played a heck of a third quarter," Pistons coach FlipSaunders said. "He made plays and has played extremely wellsince he has been in Sacramento."


With Detroit trailing, 96-92, at the 2:16 mark, Rasheed Wallaceand assistant Dave Cowens each picked up technicals for arguingcalls which fueled the Kings down the stretch.


"Tayshaun (Prince) was halfway down the court and then hedecides to call it," Wallace said. "It's crazy. But, that's our<div class="pre">fault because we let them hang around. If we didn't let them</div>hang around, it wouldn't have made any difference."

The Pistons were never able to regroup thereafter.

It was the first time this season the Kings outrebounded theiropponent, winning the battle by a 39-32 margin. Mikki Moore andBrad Miller both nine boards each.


"Our guards did a great job of coming back in and gettingrebounds," said Moore, who scored 10 points. "The big guys kept(Detroit) off the boards and took away second chance shots.That's one things that helps them win games."


The win was the fourth in five home games for Sacramento.

"A double-overtime game against (New York) and this win shouldshow them what they can do if they stick with it and rebound thebasketball, and lock up at the end of the game," Theus said."It's about what we need (at the end)."


Prince scored 19 points and Wallace chipped in 17 and 12rebounds as the Pistons finished their five-game West Coastswing with a 2-3 mark.

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DETROIT

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C BILLUPS G 29:48 5-14 2-2 0 1 1 9 4 1 3 14
R HAMILTON G 33:45 5-13 6-9 1 2 3 3 3 0 1 16
J MAXIELL F 16:25 2-5 1-2 0 2 2 0 6 0 1 5
T PRINCE F 38:39 8-12 2-4 1 4 5 3 1 1 1 19
R WALLACE C 39:58 7-10 3-4 1 11 12 2 3 1 1 17
J HAYES 21:34 3-8 3-5 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 10
R MURRAY 18:12 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
A JOHNSON 15:05 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
N MOHAMMED 12:00 2-2 0-4 3 1 4 1 3 0 1 4
A AFFLALO 8:35 2-4 1-1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
C SAMB 5:59 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
L HUNTER DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-74 19-33 7 22 29 23 25 5 9 95
(.486) (.576) TEAM REBS: 16 TOTAL TO: 11 (6 PTS)

SACRAMENTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B UDRIH G 38:47 9-13 5-5 1 3 4 6 2 0 1 23
K MARTIN G 43:13 6-17 6-8 0 8 8 4 1 1 0 19
M MOORE F 28:21 5-8 0-0 3 6 9 1 4 1 1 10
R ARTEST F 36:50 5-11 4-6 1 2 3 5 5 2 1 16
B MILLER C 37:41 3-11 9-11 2 7 9 4 5 0 2 15
F GARCIA 21:03 4-9 0-1 0 4 4 1 3 0 1 10
J SALMONS 18:54 2-4 2-3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6
S HAWES 13:40 1-1 4-4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 6
J WILLIAMS 1:31 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
S ABDUR-RAHIM DNP - NOT WITH TEAM
Q DOUBY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D WATKINS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-74 30-38 7 32 39 22 23 5 9 105
(.473) (.789) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 10 (9 PTS)

DETROIT 31 27 14 23 - 95
SACRAMENTO 22 30 23 30 - 105

BLOCKED SHOTS: DETROIT - R WALLACE, C BILLUPS, N MOHAMMED, T PRINCE.
SACRAMENTO - R ARTEST, M MOORE, B UDRIH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DETROIT 4-13 (.308), C BILLUPS 2-5, R HAMILTON 0-
1, T PRINCE 1-1, R WALLACE 0-2, J HAYES 1-3, A AFFLALO 0-1. SACRAMENTO 5-
16 (.313), B UDRIH 0-1, K MARTIN 1-6, R ARTEST 2-5, F GARCIA 2-4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DETROIT - DEFENSIVE THREE, R WALLACE, ASSISTANT
COWANS. SACRAMENTO - DEFENSIVE THREE, M MOORE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BRIAN FORTE, SCOTT WALL, SEAN WRIGHT.
A - 12,978. T - 2:28.</div>

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (95)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Billups 29:48 5-14 2-2 0-1 9 4 14
R Hamilton 33:45 5-13 6-9 1-3 3 3 16
J Maxiell 16:25 2-5 1-2 0-2 0 6 5
T Prince 38:39 8-12 2-4 1-5 3 1 19
R Wallace 39:58 7-10 3-4 1-12 2 3 17
J Hayes 21:34 3-8 3-5 1-2 0 1 10
R Murray 18:12 2-6 0-0 0-0 2 0 4
A Johnson 15:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0
N Mohammed 12:00 2-2 0-4 3-4 1 3 4
A Afflalo 8:35 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 1 5
C Samb 5:59 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 3 1
L Hunter DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 36-74 19-33 7-29 23 25 95
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Percentages: FG-.486, FT-.576. 3-Point Goals:
4-13, .308 (C Billups 2-5, R Hamilton 0-1, T
Prince 1-1, R Wallace 0-2, J Hayes 1-3, A
Afflalo 0-1). Team Rebounds: 16. Blocked
Shots:4 (R Wallace, C Billups, N Mohammed, T
Prince). Turnovers:9 (C Billups 3, R Wallace,
N Mohammed, R Hamilton, T Prince, J Hayes, J
Maxiell). Steals: 5 (R Wallace, C Billups, T
Prince, R Murray, A Johnson).


SACRAMENTO (105)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Udrih 38:47 9-13 5-5 1-4 6 2 23
K Martin 43:13 6-17 6-8 0-8 4 1 19
M Moore 28:21 5-8 0-0 3-9 1 4 10
R Artest 36:50 5-11 4-6 1-3 5 5 16
B Miller 37:41 3-11 9-11 2-9 4 5 15
F Garcia 21:03 4-9 0-1 0-4 1 3 10
J Salmons 18:54 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 1 6
S Hawes 13:40 1-1 4-4 0-2 0 1 6
J Williams 1:31 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
S Abdur-Rahim DNP - NOT WITH TEAM
Q Douby DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Watkins DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 35-74 30-38 7-39 22 23 105
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Percentages: FG-.473, FT-.789. 3-Point Goals:
5-16, .313 (B Udrih 0-1, K Martin 1-6, R
Artest 2-5, F Garcia 2-4). Team Rebounds: 12.
Blocked Shots:3 (R Artest, M Moore, B Udrih).
Turnovers:9 (B Miller 2, J Salmons 2, R
Artest, B Udrih, J Williams, F Garcia, M
Moore). Steals: 5 (R Artest 2, M Moore, K
Martin, S Hawes).

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DETROIT 31 27 14 23 - 95
SACRAMENTO 22 30 23 30 - 105
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Technical fouls: Detroit - 3 (Defensive
Three, 4:00 1st; R Wallace, 2:17 4th;
ASSISTANT Cowans, 2:17 4th). Sacramento - 2
(Defensive Three, 7:48 1st; M Moore, 11:19
3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,978. T: 2:28.
Officials: Brian Forte, Scott Wall, Sean
Wright.</div>